Memory | Will you always keep wandering?

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Helios Hong

Erinnerung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG HUN

Chosen for Diff

Willst Du immer weiter schweifen?
Sieh, das Gute liegt so nah.
Lerne nur das Glück ergreifen,
Denn das Glück ist immer da.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erinnerung", written 1789, first published 1827 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 - 1954), "Erinnerung", 1897 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; manuscripts are in the Zurich Central Library [sung text checked 1 time]
by Theodor Heinrich Gerlach (1861 - 1940), "Erinnerung", op. 6 (Zwölf kleine Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 12, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
by Georg Gerson (1790 - 1825), "Erinnerung", G. 27 (1809) [ vocal quartet for 2 sopranos and 2 tenors a cappella ], canon [sung text checked 1 time]
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Erinnerung", published 1809 [sung text not yet checked]
by Hans Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Erinnerung", 1922 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Erinnerung", 1817 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], from Kanon für 4 Männerstimmen [sung text checked 1 time]
by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774 - 1850), "Erinnerung", op. 61 (Gedichte von Goethe: IX) no. 2 (1815?) [ vocal trio for soprano, tenor, and bass, with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Recordança", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Helios Hong) , "Memory", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , "Emlékkönyvbe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 22

Memory

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Chosen for Diff

Will you always keep wandering?
Look, the good thing is so near.
Learn to embrace happiness only,
Because happiness is always there.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Helios Hong, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erinnerung", written 1789, first published 1827
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 22